Celebrations in Southern Patagonia

Punta Arenas
First Communion, c1917

First Communion is a major ceremony in the life of a Roman Catholic child, usually at around 8 years of age. Vicente Borič came from a pious family of Croatian immigrants: later, one of his brothers became a bishop and two of his sisters nuns. Note the traditional dark suit and the white ribbon on his arm.

Celebrations in Southern Patagonia